Display rack



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S. GOLDBERG DISPLAY RACK Filed Sept. 18, 1923 2 Sheets-Shoot 2 ATTORNEYS Patented Jan, 12, 1926.

-* UNITED srargs 1 PATENT caries,-

SAMUEL GOLDBERG,

OF-NEW YORK, in; Y5, assrenoa T0 UNIVERSAL FIXTURE coa- VPOBATION, or New Yoam wnm, A'CORPORATIOII on NEW YORK.

'Be it known thatI, snwtne iiam; a

citizen of the United States'; and resident of the borough of Manhattan, i1 I the city;

county, and State of "New York; have inin Dislalay inexpensive construction v adapted'to reniovaj bly support a maximum number ofjrolls fabric for conven ent inspection while' inthe'f rack and for conven ent removal from the rackjwhendeslredg to rovide a s ge a d tudlnallylo f thera-ck and aredetachably held; thereto by bolt and-nut" fastenings '16, and

display rack for rolled fabrics merge capacity but occupyinga minimum of fioo r space t 0 provide a knock-down display rack for rolled fabrics and to provide a rackhay ustable supporting t'l' e r yme''dra e ,F g ir 11? o ,c a t?e fln tstwhll tl etfol t pf' said? fasten ng's' comprisesthe threaded lower, end

is anend elevation of the rack;

Fig.2 a front elevation; l Fig 3 a plan View;

Fig. 4 a sectionon ii in 41 se and v 5 a fragmentary;perspectiye the lower pjortionof the 'ra ckf The racl' 4 andlcomprises two storage sections A andB p c d am connected with each other only at the top of persons may enter freely to I the rack so that passagew y C between the twousecti ons for convenient access to rolls'o'ftabrlc stored at the inner sides vof the twos'ections of the rack.' "Each of the sections A and Bis preferably of oblong shapefin plan view, as shown, and the sections are arranged with the longer sidestliereof extending: trans-v versely ot'the rack};

Eaclrrack section I corner posts formed of steel angleybars each having one web extendinglongitudinall y or the rack and-its other web extending transversely vof the rack The two fiol t corner posts are connected together at the top a11d.,bottom otthesection by two pairs of 'cross'edfiat steel brace bars, and the two rear corner posts are also connected together at the top and bottom of the section by two pairs of crossed flat steel brace bars, said four airs of brace bars being designated 11 alckst the following and has for its objectsto p'ro- Y is of skeleton steel const'rl iction'f V I u v each bar comprise, the threadeduppe'r ends t longitudinally of the rack and through the'corner' postsat'theends' of the .sai d "bars 17 extending across passage the 'f 'ront .and rear of the rack and being located slightly below bars at a leve1 sul.)- f

coinprisesl l ou r yerti cal 1 I I outer co'rneuposts jot eachsection are conlnected together ,attheir upper .and lower vented'certain new and use'ful Improt einents fendSb crossed netaltension rods v12 each,

tonne in two sections connectedftogether lby aturnbuclde 13. Braces 11 m detachably held to'the cornerposts:bynut-and-bolt es enm $1 1+ Q A The our posts 7 fat. teach longitudinal tend longitudinally of the rack, with one webs of the corner posts which extend longifsidevofijthe ra'ckare connected by a pair of steel brace bars 15 of angle form, which the; other web"thereot'disposed horizontally posts; the ntihand -bolt' fastenings ":fof thie'adjacent tension rod l2iwhich passes throughioneucorner postandone brace and 'i ha s'faf nut threadedonfits outer end, The

tw f1intermediate 'fastenings' 16 for" each brac'e'bar '151are ordinary screw-headedfbolts and nuts,,wh i1ejthe*two end fastenings for of' the adjacenttension rods 12 which pass their ends; by bolt-and-nutfastenings 18 to the inner corner posts otthe rack :sections,

stanti ally higher; than the height ,of the average person, and being bolted against'the outer faces of the corner posts. The two outer corner posts and the two nner corner posts o fgeacl rack section are detachably connected l at itheir Y lower ends by nut-and- 7 bolt fast'enings 19 'to the vertical webs of a pair of transverse steel brace bars 20. the horizontal Webs of said angle bars 20 being flush with the lower ends'of the corner posts of the rack and adapted to rest upon a floor.

being threaded and'passed down through the horizontal webs of thebars and having nuts 25 screwed on their lowerends. Each rod 24 is divided into two sections connected by a turnbuckle26.

Theparts above described constitute a rigid skeleton rack frame made up of simple and light steel units detachably connected together in such manner that'sald frame may be readily assembled and readily knocked down when desired. The various structural members are straight rods, flat bars, or straight angle bars adapted "to'be-packed in compact form when knocked down. The vertical webs of the corner 27 whereby a. plurality of superposed steel saddle bars 28 may be detachably secured in. various vertically adjusted positions by boltand-nut fastenings 29 to the outer faces of said webs at both ends of each sectionA' and B of the skeleton main frame of the rack. The saddle bars 28 of each storage section'A and B extend longitudinally of the main frame and project slightly beyond the adjacent outer ends of'the main frame at their outer ends and slightly across passage C at their inner ends. The vertical webs of the projecting end'portions of saddle bars .28 are. notched at'their upper edges to provide a concave rod saddle or seat 30 in each of said projecting ends of the bars, and are also notched midway their ends to provide a third concave rod saddle orseat 30 in each bar midway between the corner posts of the frame section to which the bars are bolted. Three vertical rows of steel supportingrods 31 for rolls of fabric are removably held' in each frame section of the rack, said rods extending transversely of the rack between saddle bars 28 and being seated near-their ends in the saddles or notches 30 in said bars. As the rack is substantially higher than the average person, it is necessary for a person in 'placinga rollD of fabric wound upon" one of "the "rods 31" in'pl'ace upon the two uppermost pairs of saddlebars" of each posts l0which extend longitudinally of therack are each provided with a'vert'ical series of .bolt holes rack section" to r'each.upwardly. In order to facilitate seating'of the rods in notches 30 in the ends of these higher saddle bars, said= bars: are provided near each end I with two 1 vertical extensions 28 'of the vertical webs thereof, the outer edges of which extensions incline upward and inward from the inner edges of the end notches 30 to the upper ends of said" extensions at points flush with the adjacent edges of the corner posts 10. The rods 31 may thus be thrust up against extensions 28 and will then automatically slide' down into the adjacent seats int-he saddle bars.v Rods to be seated in the central saddles may be passed up between the saddle bars and rolled along the top edges of the bars until they drop into thesaddles.

The fixture is adapted to support a large number of roll's of' fabric of various diameters without-any roll having'to sustain the weight of anoth er roll. It has a large capacity, .but occupies relatively little floor space. Itwill also be noted that the several rolls may bereadily inspected while in the rack, and may be readilymemoved and 1 replaced when desired.

What I claim is:

A rack for'fabrics in the roll, comprising two spaced upright'frame sections each section being. rectangular in horizontal section and formed of "four vertically arranged corner angle-irons each of said angle-irons being formed with a vertical series of bolt apertures in its vertical end members, transverse rods'rigidly and detachably connecting together the vertical 3 angle bars of each frame section at the upper and lower ends thereof, detachable truss -means connecting the top and bottom ofeach section, means detachably connecting together the upper ends of'the two frame sections to stabilize them and hold them rigidly spaced apart to form an arched passageway therebetween. anda series of saddle-bars adjustably and detachably bolted through said bolt aperturesto each adjacent pair of corner-irons of each frame section, these saddle bars lying in planes at right angles to the passageway between the frames and each having its ends projecting beyond the frame section and provided with bearings for the fabric roll shafts at said projecting ends and midway the ends, whereby the fabric rolls may be displayed at the center ofeach section and upon the inner andouter sides the-reof and will 'projectj between the aforesaid corner-irons.

In. testimony'whereof I hereunto aflix my 

